Florida Hospital collects donations for Puerto Rico relief efforts

Ellis Wolfe

The hospital is hosting a community relief drive until 2 p.m. Sunday at Calvary Orlando Church. "The need is unimaginable, and as Central Floridians we need to do all we can to help our brothers and sisters on the island", said Daryl Tol, president and CEO of Florida Hospital and Central Florida Division - Adventist Health System. "We're all a family in Puerto Rico", Curbelo added. "At the end of the day, we're all human beings and it's our job to help".

The World's Jasmine Garsd met some them, on a mission to deliver food and water via helicopter.

And there are bigger problems: How are they going to refrigerate things?

Scott Gottlieb said in a statement that the agency is working to prevent shortages of about 40 crucial medicines.

Scientology Volunteer Ministers from Florida and across the USA are arriving on the island to join local Scientologists in helping the island cope and pull through this bad disaster. "They have been reached by helicopters only and those people are still waiting", he said.

"What better way to channel that energy than to do something for Puerto Rico", said Medina. Puerto Rico has been left with a humanitarian crisis after sitting through the Category 5 hurricane for over thirty hours.

The donations are coming in from all over, including a large van packed with supplies from the Seminole County Sheriff's Office.

Republican Gov. Charlie Baker said Wednesday the state was sending 69 officers in response to a request for help from Puerto Rico's leaders.

In less than two weeks, Medina and the rest of North Carolina for Puerto Rico collected more all of the donations.

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